Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

Amount

$385,380.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, disabling disease that can compromise daily functioning, and health related quality of life (HRQOL), especially in young persons for whom long-term medication use can lead to adverse side effects. There is an urgent